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Massive earthquake hits Chile

"Shell-shocked Chileans struggled to deal with the aftermath of a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that ripped through the southern half of the country early Saturday morning," the Wall Street Journal reports.

1 Mar 2010

Resurrected ParticipACTION initiative in Canada still has potential to succeed

Despite a six-year hiatus, a resurrected national physical activity initiative in Canada, ParticipACTION, still has the potential to succeed thanks to a "sticky" brand fostered over thirty successful years, and support from organizations with health promotion and physical activity as their mandates, University of Alberta researchers have found.

1 Mar 2010

Founders of Valence Health selected for induction into 2010 Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame

Valence Health, a leading provider of clinical integration, data analytic solutions, and outsourced administrative management services for health plans today announced that Phil Kamp and Todd Stockard, founders of Valence Health, have been selected for induction into the 2010 Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame.

1 Mar 2010

Ashton and Georgieva visit Haiti to evaluate development of European humanitarian aid

Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, and Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, will visit Haiti to evaluate the development of European humanitarian aid and assess future needs.

1 Mar 2010

Sen. Kyl says Republicans will support temporary COBRA extension

The Hill: "The Senate will pass the stalled temporary extension of certain unemployment benefits but a yearlong extension might be a tougher sell, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) said Sunday. Republicans and Democrats had reached an agreement on the temporary extension last week but Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.)

1 Mar 2010

World Vision prepares to transport emergency relief supplies, send more staff to Chile

World Vision is preparing to respond to the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Chile, working with its regional offices to transport emergency relief supplies and getting ready to send more staff to support the relief response.

1 Mar 2010

Walgreens donates $2M to American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund

As Haiti continues its rebuilding efforts from the devastating earthquake that hit its largest city in January, Walgreens wrapped up its in-store giving campaign with customers donating nearly $2 million to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund.

27 Feb 2010

Pinnacles Services attains LEED Gold rating for headquarters building

Representatives from Pinnacle Services announced today they have attained LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for their headquarters located at 724 Central Avenue NE in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pinnacle Services moved into the location in November of 2008.

26 Feb 2010

APWU Health Plan's calendar wins bronze award in Calendar category at SIAA

APWU Health Plan along with UnitedHealthcare created calendars to educate and motivate postal and federal employees to live life well. The calendar included tips on staying healthy, an exercise log and various links to sites of interest.

25 Feb 2010

The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy selects Botvin LST as "Top Tier" program

Botvin LifeSkills Training has been selected as a "Top Tier" program by The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy. The Top Tier initiative, which is being followed closely by Congress, focuses on identifying and validating social programs meeting the highest standard of evidence of effectiveness.

25 Feb 2010

Revised model will help scientists in understanding transport of fluid constituents

Combined mechanisms of transport have important applications-transport of nutrients across cell membranes in plants and animals, the aeration of agricultural soils, performance of chemical reactors, the design of membranes for desalting brackish water, and the design of clay membranes for retaining dangerous chemicals. Because mass transport of fluid constituents has important roles in biology, physics, and chemistry, one would assume that such transport would be well understood by the scientific community.

25 Feb 2010

Taxing unhealthy foods may promote healthy food choices

Recently, the Obama administration called for a total ban on candy and soda in the nation's schools. States are beginning to impose "sin taxes" on fat and sugar to dissuade people from eating junk food. Pricing strategies may well be a key to changing behavior, but others favor subsidies over punitive taxes, as a way to encourage people to eat fruits and vegetables and whole grains.

25 Feb 2010

Soy products meet nutritional needs of people with lactose intolerance

Today, nutrition experts and physicians who participated in the NIH Consensus Development Conference on Lactose Intolerance and Health released an important report that concluded individuals who ingest inadequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D because of real or perceived lactose intolerance need dietary advice to ensure appropriate intake of missing nutrients.

25 Feb 2010

Food-attributed illness poses a major problem for food manufacturers and suppliers

Over the past several years Americans have seen numerous food recalls related to our nation’s food supply. Spinach, peanut butter and even pet food are just some of the food items that have been subject to massive recalls.

25 Feb 2010

Anti drinking campaigns can increase alcohol abuse

Public service advertising campaigns that use guilt or shame to warn against alcohol abuse can actually have the reverse effect, spurring increased drinking among target audiences, according to new research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.

25 Feb 2010

Edesia receives $2M grant from USAID to produce more than 300 metric tons of Nutributter in 2010

Edesia LLC, a non-profit producer of life-saving Ready-to-Use Foods (RUFs), is the recipient of a $2 million multi-year grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

24 Feb 2010

Manduka announces the debut of eQua Hot Yoga Towel

Manduka (www.manduka.com), the world's leader in high performance yoga gear, announced today the debut of the eQua Hot Yoga Towel—the newest addition to the Manduka eQua Towel Collection. For those that prefer their yoga hot, the eQua Hot Yoga Towel is the ultimate solution to sweat management—allowing the user to perfect their poses instead of dealing with a perspiring distraction from their practice.

24 Feb 2010

Elsevier shares internal custom publication guidelines with scientific and medical communities

Elsevier, the world's leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information products and services announced today that it is publicly sharing its internal custom publication guidelines so that the scientific and medical communities can have insight into a new and practical set of publishing standards for producing custom and sponsored publications.

24 Feb 2010

BioStorage Technologies' Frankfurt facility receives green certification from ENTEGA Vertrieb

BioStorage Technologies, a worldwide provider of long- and short-term storage of biomaterials, sample management and cold chain logistics, today announced its full-service biorepository near Frankfurt, Germany received green certification from ENTEGA Vertrieb GmbH & Co., a leading Germany-based sustainable energy supplier.

24 Feb 2010

More than 100 people enrolled in UK's tobacco treatment programs

Almost three months after the University of Kentucky became tobacco-free, more than 100 people are enrolled in UK's individual or group tobacco treatment programs, and more than 50 are taking advantage of UK's free nicotine replacement therapy.

24 Feb 2010

Miscellaneous News

Massive earthquake hits Chile

Resurrected ParticipACTION initiative in Canada still has potential to succeed

Founders of Valence Health selected for induction into 2010 Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame

Ashton and Georgieva visit Haiti to evaluate development of European humanitarian aid

Sen. Kyl says Republicans will support temporary COBRA extension

World Vision prepares to transport emergency relief supplies, send more staff to Chile

Walgreens donates $2M to American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund

Pinnacles Services attains LEED Gold rating for headquarters building

APWU Health Plan's calendar wins bronze award in Calendar category at SIAA

The Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy selects Botvin LST as "Top Tier" program

Revised model will help scientists in understanding transport of fluid constituents

Taxing unhealthy foods may promote healthy food choices

Soy products meet nutritional needs of people with lactose intolerance

Food-attributed illness poses a major problem for food manufacturers and suppliers

Anti drinking campaigns can increase alcohol abuse

Edesia receives $2M grant from USAID to produce more than 300 metric tons of Nutributter in 2010

Manduka announces the debut of eQua Hot Yoga Towel

Elsevier shares internal custom publication guidelines with scientific and medical communities

BioStorage Technologies' Frankfurt facility receives green certification from ENTEGA Vertrieb

More than 100 people enrolled in UK's tobacco treatment programs

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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